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An Important Book That's Not Anti-Car, but Anti-Inefficiency

May 1, 2009

Posted by Frances Beinecke in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming

Tags:
americanautoindustry, cars, danielsperling, deborahgordon, fuelefficiency, hybrids, prius, twobillioncars

It probably won't surprise you to know I drive a Prius. I bought it because when I drive it--I only put about 8,000 miles on it a year since I live in New York City where public transit is readily...continued→

It's Not Just about Hybrids: Three Tips for the Car Industry

May 23, 2008

Posted by Frances Beinecke in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming

Tags:
automakers, biofuels, cars, EPA waiver, globalwarming, GM, greenhousegaseemissions, pluginhybrids, prius, smartgrowth, toyota

I am a proud Prius owner, and I love my car. But the news this week reminded me that it is not enough for automakers to offer a small handful of fuel efficient models. Instead, the industry has to confront...continued→